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Dick was so energetic and enthusiastic, and he was an absolute legend up there in Wisconsin ... One time I raced him in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on a short track. And I have a picture of the flagman waving the checkered flag and my car just about 6 inches in front of Trickle’s car at the finish. But the promoter called Trickle out as the winner that night, because he was such a big deal there. We jousted about that one for years – all in fun – and he never would relinquish that win to me.
That's one of the things that really does scare you
could have been really, really worse. That engine got out of that car and had all that weight and momentum and it could have really done some damageMore quotes »
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CHEVY NSCS AT DARLINGTON: Jeff Gordon Post Race Press Conf. Transcript
finish in the sport; which recognizes him as becoming the fourth driver to accomplish this feat (joining David Pearson, Bobby Allison and Richard Petty). “We all wanted this 700th start to be a memorable one and not one like we had last year,” said Gordon from Speedway Media Read more »
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Great Drivers Dominate But Surprises Happen
mints first-time winners. The track’s list of driver and owner winners is a virtual who’s who of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, from Bobby Allison to Glen and Leonard Wood, 12 in all. There are exceptions to every rule – beginning with Johnny Mantz’s inaugural victory from Auto Racing Daily Read more »
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NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Bojangles' Southern 500 Preview
Tim Richmond, Chevrolet, 120.992 mph 1985 Bill Elliott, Ford, 121.271 mph 1984 Harry Gant, Chevrolet, 128.526 mph 1983 Bobby Allison, Buick, 123.343 mph 1982 Cale Yarborough, , 115.246 mph 1981 Neil Bonnett, Ford, 126.410 mph 1980 Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, from Miami Herald Read more »
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NASCAR drivers find paybacks costly
grass-roots popularity was fueled by the Richard Petty-Bobby Allison feuds of the 1970s and 80s, followed by the showdowns between the menacing Dale Earnhardt Jr. and precocious Jeff Gordon in the 1990s. But when riled stock-car racers retaliate with 3,000-pound from The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Read more »
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NASCAR Statistical Advance: Analyzing Richmond International Raceway
field that a race winner has started at Richmond International Raceway was 31st, by Clint Bowyer in the spring of 2008. · Bobby Allison and Richard Petty are tied for thelead in runner-up finishes at Richmond with nine each. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers from Auto Racing Daily Read more »
